New Delhi. The 14th day of Asian Games 2026 has brought many big achievements for Indian players. In these games held in Aichi-Nagoya on October 3, Indian players performed brilliantly in archery and golf and won gold medals. Whereas in wrestling, Aman Sehrawat and Akhil Panghal have made it to the finals by winning their matches. In cricket too, all eyes are on the gold medal match between India and Pakistan. Indian players are coming out on the field with the intention of winning medals in different events and are trying to add to the country's medal tally.
The biggest achievements of the day included the performance of archer Kumkum Mohod. Just 17-year-old Kumkum created history by winning the gold medal in the women's recurve individual event. She has become the first Indian archer to win an individual gold in this event at the Asian Games. In the final, she faced Oh Yejin of South Korea. The match was very exciting and the result came through a shoot-off in which Kumkum won. Earlier, she had made it to the final by defeating China's Zhu Jingyi 6-2 in the semi-finals. Kumkum also showed her talent by defeating world and Olympic champion Kang Chae-young of South Korea. With his achievement, another gold medal was added to the brilliant campaign of the Indian archery team.
Historic success was also recorded for India in golf. Pranavi Sharath Urs created new history by winning the gold medal in the women's individual event. She has become the first Indian woman golfer to win individual gold in the Asian Games. Before the final round, Pranavi had a three-shot lead with a score of 15 under 195. With his achievement, Indian golf got a big recognition at the international level. Indian players also performed strongly in the women's team event. The trio of Pranavi Sharath, Urs, Aditi Ashok and Deeksha Dagar won the silver medal. In this way India got one gold and one silver medal in golf.
Indian players have also raised expectations in wrestling. In the semi-finals of men's 57 kg category, Aman Sehrawat defeated Eyal Belolyubsky of Tajikistan 14-8 to enter the final. Whereas in the women's 53 kg category, Panghal defeated world medalist Jin Zhang 6-1 and made it to the title match. India's medal hopes have been strengthened by both the wrestlers reaching the finals.
The match for gold medal in cricket continues between India and Pakistan. Earlier, Sri Lanka men's cricket team won the bronze medal by defeating Bangladesh by 63 runs. India also performed brilliantly on the 13th day of the Asian Games. On October 2, Indian players had won a total of 10 medals which included six gold, two silver and two bronze. Now on the 14th day, the performance of Indian players in archery, golf, wrestling, cricket, hockey and other sports is being monitored. The country hopes that the players will increase the number of medals further with their strong performance in this important phase of the competition.